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Netgear R8000 Nighthawk X6 Ac3200 Tri Band Wifi Gigabit Router User Manual
Netgear R8000 Nighthawk X6 Ac3200 Tri Band Wifi Gigabit Router User Manual
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350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USAFebruary 2016 202-11645-01 Nighthawk X6 A C3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router Model R8000 User Manual
2 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router Support Thank you for purchasing this NETGEAR product. You can visit www.netgear.com/support to register your product, get help, access the latest downloads and user manuals, and join our community. We recommend that you use only official NETGEAR support resources. Conformity For the current EU Declaration of Conformity, visit http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/11621. Compliance For regulatory compliance information, visit http://www.netgear.com/about/regulatory. See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply. Trademarks © NETGEAR, Inc., NETGEAR and the NETGEAR Logo are trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. Any non-NETGEAR trademarks are used for reference purposes only.
3 Contents Chapter 1 Hardware Setup Unpack Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Extend the Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Top View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Turn the LEDs On or Off Using the LED On/Off Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Position Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Cable Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Chapter 2 Connect to the Network and Access the Router Connect to the Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Wired Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 WiFi Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Types of Logins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Use an Internet Browser to Access the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 NETGEAR genie Automatic Internet Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Log In to the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Change the Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Access the Router with NETGEAR genie Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Chapter 3 Specify Your Internet Settings Use the Internet Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Manually Set Up the Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Specify an Internet Connection Without a Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Specify an Internet Connection That Uses a Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Specify IPv6 Internet Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Requirements for Entering IPv6 Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Use Auto Detect for an IPv6 Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Use Auto Config for an IPv6 Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Set Up an IPv6 6to4 Tunnel Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Set Up an IPv6 Pass Through Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Set Up an IPv6 Fixed Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Set Up an IPv6 DHCP Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Set Up an IPv6 PPPoE Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Set Up an IPv6 6rd Tunnel Internet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Change the MTU Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Enable the Bridge or Add a VLAN Tag Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Enable the Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router Add VLAN Tag Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Chapter 4 Optimize Performance Use Dynamic QoS to Prioritize Bandwidth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Enable Dynamic QoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Enable Dynamic QoS Using the genie App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 View Bandwidth Utilization By Device and Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 View Bandwidth Utilization By Device and Application Using the genie App 49 Edit Device Bandwidth Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Configure the Performance Optimization Database Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Manually Update the Performance Optimization Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Improve Network Connections with Universal Plug and Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Chapter 5 Control Access to the Internet Set Up Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Allow or Block Access to Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Manage Network Access Control Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Use Keywords to Block Internet Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Delete Keywords from the List to Be Blocked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Block Services from the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Schedule When to Block Internet Sites and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Avoid Blocking on a Trusted Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Set Up Security Event Email Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Chapter 6 Tri-Band WiFi Connections Tri-Band WiFi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 How Tri-Band WiFi Improves Speed and Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Load Balancing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Benefits of Tri-Band WiFi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Smart Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Enable or Disable Smart Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Beamforming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Implicit Beamforming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Chapter 7 Share USB Devices Attached to the Router USB Device Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Access a USB Device on the Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Back Up Windows Computers with ReadySHARE Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Back Up Mac Computers with Time Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Set Up a USB Hard Drive on a Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Prepare to Back Up a Large Amount of Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Use Time Machine to Back Up onto a USB Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Control Access to the USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Use FTP Within the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
5 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router View Network Folders on a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Add a Network Folder on a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Edit a Network Folder on a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Approve USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Safely Remove a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Chapter 8 Manage Dynamic DNS and Access USB Devices Through the Internet Access USB Devices Through the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Access USB Devices Through the Internet with FTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Dynamic DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Your Personal FTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Specify a DNS Account That You Already Have . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Change the Dynamic DNS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Set Up Your Personal FTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Remotely Access a USB Device Using ReadyCLOUD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Create a ReadyCLOUD Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Register Your Router With ReadyCLOUD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Chapter 9 Use the Router as a Media Server Specify ReadyDLNA Media Server Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Play Music from a USB Device with iTunes Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Play Media from a USB Device on TiVo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Chapter 10 Share a USB Printer Install the Printer Driver and Cable the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Download the ReadySHARE Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Install the ReadySHARE Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Use the Shared Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 View or Change the Status of a Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Use the Scan Feature of a Multifunction USB Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Change NETGEAR USB Control Center Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Chapter 11 Network Settings Disable LED Blinking or Turn Off LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 View WAN Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Set Up a Default DMZ Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Change the Router’s Device Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Change the LAN TCP/IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Specify the IP Addresses That the Router Assigns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Disable the DHCP Server Feature in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Reserve LAN IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
6 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router Specify Basic WiFi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Change the WiFi Mbps Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Change the WiFi Password or Security Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Set Up a Guest Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Control the Wireless Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Use the WiFi On/Off Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Enable or Disable the Wireless Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Set Up a Wireless Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Specify WPS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Set Up the Router with an Existing Router or Gateway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Chapter 12 Manage Your Network Update the Router Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Change the admin Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Recover the admin Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 View Router Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Display Internet Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Check the Internet Connection Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 View and Manage Logs of Router Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Monitor Internet Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Custom Static Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Set Up a Static Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Edit a Static Route. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Delete a Static Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 View Devices Currently on the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Manage the Router Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Back Up Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Restore Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Erase the Current Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Remote Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Remotely Access Your Router Using the genie App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Chapter 13 Use VPN to Access Your Network Set Up a VPN Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Specify VPN Service in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Install OpenVPN Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Install OpenVPN Software on Your Windows Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Install OpenVPN Software on Your Mac Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Use a VPN Tunnel on Your Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Use VPN to Access the Router’s USB Device and Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Use VPN to Access Your Internet Service at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Set Up VPN Client Internet Access in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Block VPN Client Internet Access in the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Use a VPN Tunnel to Access Your Internet Service at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
7 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router Chapter 14 Specify Internet Port Settings Set Up Port Forwarding to a Local Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Add a Custom Port Forwarding Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Edit a Port Forwarding Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Delete a Port Forwarding Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Application Example: Make a Local Web Server Public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 How the Router Implements the Port Forwarding Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Set Up Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Add a Port Triggering Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Enable Port Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Application Example: Port Triggering for Internet Relay Chat . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Chapter 15 Troubleshooting Quick Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Sequence to Restart Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Check Ethernet Cable Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Troubleshoot with the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Standard LED Behavior When the Router is Powered On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Power LED Is Off or Blinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Power LED Stays Amber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 LEDs Never Turn Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Internet or Ethernet Port LEDs Are Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 WiFi LED Is Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Cannot Log In to the Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Cannot Access the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Troubleshoot PPPoE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Troubleshoot Internet Browsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Changes Not Saved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Wireless Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Troubleshoot Your Network Using the Ping Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Test the LAN Path to Your Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Appendix A Supplemental Information Factory Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
8 1 1. Hardware Setup The Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router with six high-performance antennas and three network bands—one 2.4 GHz band and two 5 GHz bands, delivers combined WiFi connection speeds of up to 3200 Mbps WiFi: •600 Mbps on the 2.4 GHz band 256 QAM (802.11n) •1300 Mbps on 5 GHz band 1 (802.11ac) •1300 Mbps on 5 GHz band 2 (802.11ac) Nighthawk X6 is ideal for homes with increasing number of WiFi-connected devices and provides double the bandwidth of typical dual-band routers. Nighthawk X6 also provides fast central storage, backup, and streaming to every device in your home with the USB 3.0 port (10 times faster than USB 2.0). Sharing content across your network is easy, whether you’re accessing stored photos and music to printing wirelessly. Stream your stored media files anywhere on the network to DLNA screens. Share your music with AirPlay-compatible devices from a USB hard drive connected to the router. Use the free NETGEAR ReadySHARE Vault app to back up your Windows computers to a USB hard drive connected to Nighthawk X6. This chapter contains the following sections: •Unpack Your Router •Extend the Antennas •Top View •Rear Panel •Position Your Router •Cable Your Router For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at http://support.netgear.com.
Hardware Setup 9 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router Unpack Your Router Your package contains the following items. AC3200 Smart WiFi Router Ethernet cable Power adapter (varies by region) Figure 1. Package contents Extend the Antennas Position the antennas for the best WiFi performance. To extend the antennas:Position all of the antennas vertically as shown.
Hardware Setup 10 Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Tri-Band WiFi Router Top View The status LEDs and buttons are located on the top of the router. WPS button WiFi On/Off button LEDs Figure 2. Router LEDs and buttons Table 1. LED and button descriptions LEDDescription Power • Solid amber . The router is starting. • Blinking amber . The firmware is upgrading, or the Reset button was pressed. • Solid white . The router is ready. • Blinking white . The firmware is corrupted. • Off. Power is not supplied to the router. Internet • Solid white . The Internet connection is ready. • Solid amber . The router detected an Ethernet cable connection to the modem. • Off. No Ethernet cable is connected between the router and the modem. 2.4 GHz Wireless • Solid white . The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is operating. • Blinking . The router is sending or receiving WiFi traffic. • Off. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is off. 5 GHz WiFi 1 • Solid white . The 5 GHz-1 WiFi radio is operating. • Blinking . The router is sending or receiving WiFi traffic. • Off. The 5 GHz-1 WiFi radio is off. 5 GHz WiFi 2 • Solid white . The 5 GHz-2 WiFi radio is operating. • Blinking . The router is sending or receiving WiFi traffic. • Off. The 5 GHz-2 WiFi radio is off.